Sick Bee Cartoon

Another simple bee cartoon gag intended primarily for gardening magazines, this one is more than a little outdated since it references outmoded analog televisions which used rabbit ear antennas. Toon was sent to multiple publications in 1988 as a shotgun submission. Although aimed at gardening magazines, among the periodicals who purchased one-time rights for the black and white version of this cartoon was a teen magazine which, if I remember correctly, was called Freeway. Canadian Readers Digest subsequently purchased reprint rights to this cartoon bee humorous illustration.

Gardening cartoon bee

Gardening cartoon bee is typical of the type of toon I drew when I self-syndicated in the late 1980's. Nice and simple, quick and easy to draw, I submitted hundreds, using the "shotgun submission" technique, to lower-paying gardening, business, kids and religious magazines who purchased one-time rights. The same batch of 5 to 15 gag cartoons would be sent to several periodicals at once. The checks were small, but they added up. As with any cartoon you see on this blog, this gardening cartoon is available for licensing.

Turning-50 Funny Milestone Birthday Tshirt

Turning fifty or know someone who is to celebrate the big 5-O? A Turning 50 Funny Milestone Birthday Tshirt makes a cute gift for anyone whose trips around the sun end in a zero beginning at age 40 because that's when many people start thinking about getting older. The day on which you turn forty, fifty, or sixty, is commonly called a milestone birthday and if you ask me, these are truly days to celebrate! Think of it this way: next year, you'll start off with a brand new set of LOW numbers! fifty-ONE...fifty-TWO...fifty-THREE! Shown here are three funny Turning-50 tshirts; one for a guy...one for a gal...and one for either sex. Warning: These shirts are NOT made of asbestos, so the birthday honoree might want to stand back a bit when blowing out all those candles.

Funny Grey Hair Cartoon Cap

Funny grey hair cartoon cap makes a cute gag birthday gift for a wife or girlfriend who's been joking about finding a stray gray hair among beautiful locks. Maybe you better wait til she mentions it. And make sure she's smiling when she does. Or if you're a lady who proud of her new silver streaks, you might want to get one for yourself!

Bored Cat with Green Eyes Mug

Bored cat with green eyes is featured on this coffee mug. Here's one feline you can take to the office without fear of incurring your boss's wrath. Well-behaved kitty won't walk on your keyboard or scatter the papers you have strategically arranged on your desk or knock your coffee on the floor! Perfect gift for the cat lover in your family or a coworker who hates to leave her pet at home alone. Added bonus for an ailurophile who also happens to be allergic to them: this one's HYPOALLERGENIC!

Unique Wedding Video Shows Priest Surprising Bride and Groom

In this unique wedding video, Irish bride and groom Leah and Chris are surprised and delighted as impish priest Fr Ray Kelly wows them and their guests with this amazing personalized rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." You'll probably want to listen to this video more than once. The lyrics, I've learned, were written for the occasion by a 10-year-old girl (!) by the name of Lucy Pitts-O'Connor from Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, who is the bride's goddaughter. As of this writing, almost 31 million people have seen this video on YouTube. And Lucy is, today, fourteen--the wedding ceremony having taken place four years ago.

Benjamin Franklin Cartoon

Benjamin Franklin, printer by trade, newspaper and book publisher by profession, civic leader (he organized Philadelphia's first fire department and founded the first public postal service, becoming the first Postmaster General of the United States), revolutionary and one of America's Founding Fathers was also an amateur scientist and inventor. Two hundred sixty two years ago, on June 10th, 1752, he performed an experiment which brought him international fame; "capturing" electricity from a bolt of lightning in a key suspended from a kite flown during a thunderstorm, thereby verifying the electrical nature of lightning. The cartoon below, originally drawn with the National Enquirer in mind, shows that behind every successful man, there is likely a woman...telling him exactly what he should do.